GIA Habits of a Successful Young String Musician Book 1 Viola
A Comprehensive Beginner Method for Year One and Beyond

Sarah Ball, Margaret Selby, Christopher Selby, Scott Rush

Beginner Level

Habits of a Successful Young String Musician is a field-tested and musical collection of 220 sequenced exercises for the beginning string student. The companion website (www.habitsstrings.com) features supplemental resources including accompaniment tracks, start-up clinic videos, and full performance videos for each exercise in the book. These cutting-edge online components are on MusicFirst (PracticeFirst) and MakeMusic Cloud (SmartMusic).

Students begin using the bow earlier than other resources.
The familiar melodies enable students to use their ears to develop good pitch and tone.
Online videos allow students to see and hear professional string players modeling good tone and technique for each exercise.
All four open strings are introduced early.
New notes are introduced with clear fingerboard diagrams and pictures next to the staff.
New keys are taught by highlighting notes affected by the new key signature.
Long notes and rests are introduced early so students learn to count and subdivide.
Melodies in 3/4 appear early and often.
Nine pages of sight-reading exercises develop stronger tonal and rhythmic literacy skills.
High-quality photos of excellent hand positions to help students develop great technique.
A diverse repertoire of classical and folk melodies from around the world.
Pages with scales, arpeggios, tuning canons, bowing variations, and other great tools for introducing, teaching, and reinforcing skills.

ISBN: 978-1-62277-807-2
48 Pages
Softcover